Purpose of the Position

Overseeing financial operations at all plant level, including … Collaborating with plant management to analyze and optimize manufacturing processes, identify cost -reduction opportunities and enhance profitability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce a monthly report on consumption of raw and packaging materials including chemical and stock movement of the plant.
• Analyze consumption of raw and packaging against the bill of materials, evaluate the deviations from the plan.
• Collect and submit periodic operational reports from plant to management.
• Collaborate with Finance Manager and Financial controller -commercial to monitor and implement plant internal controls as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets and identify risks.
  Initiate and take the lead in business improvement and cost saving activities.
• Drive improvement actions on supply chain performances (material extraction losses, energy savings,
• Participate and challenge production performance indicators.
• Produce ABC costing, cost variance reports.
• Provides input for the latest estimates as required.
• Lead stock count of the plant, on a monthly quarterly and annual basis.
• Make sure that plant activities are captured into NAV.
• Follow up the timely record keeping, reconciliation and reporting of company payable accounts related to material supply.
• Make sure monthly depreciation expense is recorded, manages any property tax are paid on time.
• Follow up and management of fixed asset administration including tagging, depreciation calculation.
• Ensure that the supply chain investments have the proper fund application and approval.
• Keep records of fund applications (approved, pending, rejected)
• Follow up and report on the project spending as per the approval of the fund application.
• Ensure preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the management.
• Participates in the annual statutory and tax audits.
• Collect data, summarize department costs, analyze all financial and non-financial data.

Job Requirements

COMPETENCIES: –

Functional competency 

• Functional knowledge of manufacturing finance, Inventory & cost accounting is a must with 7 to 9 years of experience with FMCG background.
• There should be 2 to 3 years of experience in supervisory role and handling a team of 4 to 8 people.

Other competencies

• Passion
• Teamwork
• Knowledge and Skills
• Integrity
• Ownership
• Planning and Organizing
• Influence
• Analytical Thinking

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Experience:

• MSc in Finance and Accounting/MBA /Part Qualified Accountant
  7-9 years financial, commercial & market experience in accounting/analytical roles with FMCG sector experience and experience of managing teams.

Must have experience of:

• Business Performance evaluation
• Budgeting & Forecasting for multiple business units
• Good internal/external communicator being able to build strong relationships, influencing and presenting at a senior level Desirable
• Working experience in Ethiopia
• Knowledge of local market environment & trends, government policy and regulatory requirements